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Apple - Japanese Typography

iWork update to add vertical CJK text support at Apple Special Event

The Japanese Flick News site reports that iWork/Pages/Keynote will finally gain vertical CJK text layout support with the major iWork update announced today with the new iPad Air and iPad […]

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Google Maps Peeing Again? Reverse Vishing attacks reported in Asia

Google Maps is reportedly experiencing another security problem somewhat similar to the 2015 Map Maker debacle that allowed spammers, hackers and other merry makers to directly edit and wreak havoc […]

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Apple Maps Japan adds Indoor Mall Maps

Apple continues their slow rollout of Indoor Maps for Japan. Tokyo Narita and Nagoya Chubu Airport indoor maps were added in September (Haneda and Kansai are still missing). Indoor Mall […]

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Apple Maps Japan in-app restaurant reservations

Kagaku.com Inc. subsidiary Tabelog is one of the restaurant data suppliers for Apple Maps Japan. The recent Tabelog v6 app update added Apple Map third party extension support for restaurant […]

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Why Apple Pay Suica is a success and Apple Maps is not

Inbound Apple Pay Suica user experiences are endlessly fascinating and occasionally enlightening. This tweet video captures the usual ‘whoa, that’s fast’ first time reaction. The responses are equally interesting with […]

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Apple Maps Japan adds Lane Guidance

Land Guidance addition to Apple Maps Japan Like the recently added Indoor Maps for Narita International Airport, Apple Maps has silently added another missing feature: Lane Guidance. Neither feature is […]

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